A hugging method by wrapping one's arms around another person and applying a powerful pressure, typically enough to render the target's upper arms immoble. Mostly used in to either show affection or immoblize a person for any other reason.

I just gave Alissa a bear hug. She couldn't move her arms to hug back.

A type of hug, when one has the balls to hug an Alabamian man bear. A bear hug is usually said and accomplished when the Alabamian is either annoying you and or you want to seek revenge on him.
To accomplish a bear hug one must sneak up behind the Alabamian and wrap their arms around the Alabamian Man Bear. Once doing so you must say BEAR HUG!